Where does “bipartite” come from?
bipartite (Italian) comes from Italian bipartire, from Latin bipartio, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
bipartite (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “bipartite”, step by step
bipartite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bipartire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bipartire | to divide in two |
| 2 | Latin | bipartio | I divide in two; I bisect |
| 3 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Italian bipartito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bipartito | past participle of bipartire; past participle of... |
| 2 | Latin | bipartītus | bipartite (divided in two parts) |